SPECTRUM OF IMAGING FINDINGS OF BRAIN IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS IN PATIENTS ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS

ElSheikh, Mahmoud Lotfy; Abd El Hamid, Mohamed Mahmoud; Elkholy, Noha Mohamed; Ashoush, Gamaleldin Mohamed Abdelhalim

doi:10.21608/alexpo.2024.268492.1781

SPECTRUM OF IMAGING FINDINGS OF BRAIN IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS IN PATIENTS ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS

Document Type : Preliminary preprint short reports of original research

Authors

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

² Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.

³ Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.

⁴ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.

10.21608/alexpo.2024.268492.1781

Abstract

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is described as a permanent deterioration in an individual's own renal function which, in the absence of dialysis or transplantation, gets severe enough to be lethal. Numerous ongoing medical conditions can lead to end-stage renal failure. Hypertension and diabetes are the main causes. When the patient has a GFR of under 60 mL/min for three months or more, or whenever there have been signs of damaged kidneys for no less than three months, chronic kidney diseases is diagnosed. End-stage renal disease is marked by a raised incidence of pain, which can have both causes, including renal and non-renal. Neurological complications CKD patients on hemodialysis such as Cerebral hemorrhage & cerebrovascular disease is common. The emergence of problems in the neurological system among hemodialysis patients is multifaceted, In nearly every case, identifying the underlying diseases requires more than just a neurological exam. The main important tool often required to evaluate neurological adverse effects in people who are symptomatic often imaging, which includes a CT scan and an MRI of the brain.

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